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Australia caught in the middle as US-China tensions escalate

Sky News Australia

July 7, 2026

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News Corp Senior Writer Patrick Carlyon says China's missile launch is primarily aimed at the United States but warns Australia's security is increasingly at risk. “Australia’s place in this was described by somebody as roadkill in the sense that there are much bigger issues here than Australia’s regional security and what’s happening in Fiji with Albanese,” Mr Carlyon told Sky News host James Morrow. “It means China could actually hit the US mainland if it came to it, and I think Australia’s place in it is … our security is critical; if China’s going to set up military outposts on our doorstep, it’s a big deal. “But we’re not the main story here; this is all about the US versus China.”

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